CRUSHED Ella Rocca / CH / 2022 / 8min / OV DE, EN ST FRTo have a "crush" also
means to be crushed or overwhelmed: by fantastically intense feelings, like in a
storm. Ella extends this obsessive feeling and thinking in essayistic reflection
from the inside onto the screens and onto the canvas.MIRAGE Akira River, Jessica
Moon / CH / 2022 / 8min / NO DIALIn a powerfully slow-mo film, the two players
dance around each other like two foxes on the prowl, exploring each other. The
focus is on the touches of bodies encased in latex skin, on the mouths that
explore, on the faces that mutually feel, on the saliva that is shared, and on
the breath that is controlled and held.LES DIEUX DU SUPERMARCHÉ Alberto Gonzalez
Morales / CH / 2022 / 8min / OV FR, EN ST FR, ENA film about the profound
yearning for the hot male media-insta-advertising body. An honest cinematic
portrait of the director's torn feelings with this obsessive love-hate
relationship. Using found footage, Alberto not only questions his own, but also
our cultural obsession with unrealistic beauty standards and takes us on a
shopping tour of bodies through images. #UGLYSATISFYING Luisa Zieglmeier, Bennie
Hess / CH / 2022 / 2min / NO DIAL"Oddly Satisfying Videos" are an internet trend
where viewers experience a sense of satisfaction. Pimples being satisfyingly
squeezed out, noodle soup being slurped loudly, peculiar materials being
intricately and precisely cut, crushed, or rolled by machines. You know what
we're talking about. But is it porn? Not really, but it's intriguing. Oddly
satisfying, indeed. PUSSY GAZING abcde Flash / CH / 2023 / 2min / OV EN ST FRA
sorcerer struggles to understand the malaise afflicting his feline companion,
whose vacant stare into the void speaks to a deeper disconnection with the
world. Feeling at a loss for how to heal his feline companion, the sorcerer
turns to abcde Flash for guidance, seeking her expertise in the arcane wet arts.
Through their collaboration, they forge a bond built on trust and mutual
respect, united in their quest to restore the cat's vitality and rekindle its
connection to the world around it.GOUDOU AUTO Oil Productions / CH / 2022 /
10min / OV DE ST FRGoudou Auto is a dyke journey driven by desire and bizarre
experiments on a yellow pick up truck. MONOCHROME Dan Nieders / CH, CA / 2022 /
13min / OV EN, FR, SP ST ENSecretly, Juan lives out his fantasies through his
alter ego Elise. While Elise is flirting with Marius at a party, Juan suddenly
is confronted with an obstacle to overcome: Juan must regain control of the
body. A film that twists the head and mind, taking the audience into the inner
world of a searching character. To end the program we promise some fucking Swiss
alpine meadow romance.
